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Taro, or inhâme, is a delicious, starchy root vegetable eaten all over the world. In Brasil we eat taro like a potato, mashed, steamed in soups, deep fried!

The only way one should never eat taro is raw. It has toxic properties while raw.When making this recipe, please cook the roots for the whole 45 minutes and add the baking soda to cancel out the Oxalate toxins.

The leaves are also edible, we cook it like a 'tropical spinach'.

"Taro has better nutritional qualities than a potato. It has almost three times the dietary fiber, which is important for proper digestive health and regularity. Fiber can also fill you up and make you feel less hungry with fewer calories. Taro root has a low Glycemic Index, as opposed to potato which has a high Glycemic Index."
http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-nutrition-of-taro.html#b

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Start chopping your veggies. An easy way to cut collard greens is to roll it in a 'cigar' shape and slice it.

Leave the taro peeling and chopping for last.

There is no clean way to peel taro. Your hands will get dirty, the taro will get dirty, the chopping board will get dirty. That is why you do it last. Once you peel it, wash it in cold water. You'll notice it is very slippery, be careful with your fingers when cutting it up!